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Samples said the lower speed may not be obvious while driving, but it would be if there were a crash.

“There’s a definite difference between hitting something at 25 mph and 30 mph,” he said.

Councilman Rod Smith voted against the change.

“I understand there are safety issues,” he said. “If we’re concerned about the speed we need to enforce the 30 mph.”

He worried the lower speed would mean setting a speed trap.

“We don’t want to be a speed trap where we set a 25 mph [speed limit] and people drive down [Ocean] Boulevard and are getting tickets,” he said. “They’re already hating us for getting parking tickets.”

A specific date when the lower speed will be enforced was not announced Tuesday night.